As we work with clients throughout Asia—with a keen focus on Japan, China, Korea, and India—we are guided by several important principles: To help these clients navigate the intricacies of U.S. legislative and regulatory agencies and legal requirements. To provide them with the full power of our firm, drawing on the many practice and specialty areas that are relevant to the matters with which they are dealing. And, throughout our work, to demonstrate an understanding of both business and culture, whether it’s by speaking their language, working closely with local counsel, or spending time in key markets.
Japan-based Clients
Working with Japan-based companies, our attorneys and paralegals, many of whom speak Japanese, have helped our clients acquire American companies, establish new manufacturing facilities, and obtain critical state grants and local property tax incentives. We have advised our clients on intellectual property matters and coordinated investigations related to accounting audits. We have provided guidance on pricing agreements and trade regulations and have represented our clients in matters related to both workforce and immigration issues. In addition, we have helped them navigate complex litigation, as they’ve sought to recover losses, deal with liability, or counter charges of patent infringement.
China-based Clients
Many of our attorneys who work with China-based companies are fluent in Mandarin and other Chinese dialects. With a deep knowledge of Chinese systems, customs, and laws, we are able to work seamlessly across our offices in key U.S. and EU markets, always with the goal of ensuring that these Chinese businesses operate efficiently and successfully within the parameters outlined by the U.S. legal system. At the same time, we are able to provide legal counsel, through our collaboration with local Chinese law firms, on issues in China, often tied to Chinese business requirements. Our work for Chinese companies has ranged from corporate engagements related to cross-border transactions to guiding clients through the complex array of U.S. laws related to environmental protection. We have represented Chinese clients in all areas of intellectual property law, from patents and trademarks to false advertising and anti-counterfeiting litigation. We help Chinese clients operate at the nexus of global commerce and global regulation.
Korea-based Clients
As is the case when we are working with other Asian companies, our work with companies based in Korea is informed by our comprehensive understanding of that nation’s business and culture, our fluency in the Korean language, our relationships with law firms in Korea, and our extensive network of attorneys, throughout our firm, who have experience and knowledge relevant to any issue that might arise. Much of our work has been focused on environmental regulations—for example, helping our Korea-based clients comply with energy-efficiency standards or defending them against charges they had violated the U.S. Clean Air Act. In addition, we have assisted these clients with tax planning, with company formation and the issuance of IPOs, with internal arbitration matters, with strategic intellectual property counseling, and even with entering the U.S. cannabis cosmetic marketplace.
India-based Clients
In our work with India-based companies, we have relied on our well-established familiarity with the local Indian financial services infrastructure and the ways in which it affects business models and entry into markets outside India. We have advised India-based companies on matters related to financial services, venture capital, and tax as well as in international arbitration deals. Moreover, we have worked closely with India-based companies on the sales and marketing of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biologics, dietary supplements, and food ingredients in the United States. This has required that we be prepared to help our clients identify and address the regulatory, compliance, and litigation risks they might face at any point in the lifecycle of their products. Given our long experience working with industry and regulatory bodies, such as the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), as well as our firm’s seamless multidisciplinary approaches to legal problem-solving, we are well positioned to help our clients mitigate and deal with the risks they might face, not only today but also as new regulations and legislation continue to develop and unfold.
What clearly runs through all these engagements is our commitment to providing Asia-based companies with the well-informed and multidisciplinary legal advice that they need to invest and operate in the United States. The track record we have established by working with these companies has increased our knowledge and understanding of the environment in which they are operating and has—and will continue to—enhance the efficiency and effectiveness with which we work on their behalf.